Information about #809997 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#809997 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 153, 151) — 50.2% red, 60% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 1 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #809997 reads as a gently muted cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metamorphis (#809D96). Slightly further away sit Crescent (#839596) and Ash Blue (#7A9598).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(128, 153, 151)), which gives #809997 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #809997: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #809997 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#809997 color variations

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#809997 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #809997

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

#809997 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#809997
  • RGB128, 153, 151
  • CMYK10, 0, 1, 40
  • CSSrgb(128, 153, 151)
  • HSL175°, 11%, 55%
  • HSL Precise175.2°, 10.917%, 55.098%
  • HSV175°, 16%, 60%
  • HSB175°, 16%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.600, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.600, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.600, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID809997
  • DECIMAL ID8427927
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01